Injured trooper thankful for A.L.E.R.T. air ambulance
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson with his wife and fellow Trooper Kate Johnson and their son Ryder in Kalispell on Saturday, April 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Gravely injured after being struck by the vehicle of a fleeing suspect in a remote stretch of Lincoln County last year, Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson felt a wave of relief when he learned an A.L.E.R.T. air ambulance was en route.
Johnson was familiar with the helicopter’s crew and had seen them in action. They had responded to calls he had been sent on as a trooper, typically vehicle accidents. Johnson knew that the air ambulance represented the fastest way to get him into critical care.
What he didn’t know was that there was a crowd of fellow law enforcement officers and Logan Health staff alike waiting for him to arrive in Kalispell.
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